Baling-press



oi $75 M (No Model N. W. HERRINGY Baling Press.

Peitented April 26, 1881.

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N. w. HERRING. Baling Press. No."240,707. Patented April 26,1881.

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full, clear, and exact description of the inven- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN W. HERRING, OF MILLPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,707, dated April 26, 1881.

Application filed September 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN W. HERRING, of Millport, inthe county of Potter and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a tion, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specifieation.

My invention contemplates certain improvements in the hay-press for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 224,907 were granted to me on the 24th day of February, 1880, and has for its object to expedite the operation of compressing the hay, cotton, or other material placed in the press, simplify the compressing mechanism, and facilitate the discharge of the compressed bale fromthe press.

To this end it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying two sheetsof drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of the press box, with the platen and its operating mechanism removed to better show the detailed construction of the box. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the press with its platen and mechanism for operating the same, the detailed construction of the press-box (which is fully shown in the preceding figure) being omitted to better show theeonstruction of the operating mechanism; and Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the compound levers for operating the press, of which there are two, one on each side of the press-box.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre-" in a vertical position upon the bed-frame B.

The sides of the press-box are made with rigid end pieces, A A, leaving a vertical slot or opening, a, between them at each end of the press, extending from the top to the bed-frame B. Atadistance below frameB approximating the thickness of the compressed bale are the sills or bed-timbers O O, which support the 5 5. entire structure and afford bearings for the operating mechanism.

The lower part of the press-box, between frame B and the timbers G, is constructed as follows, (see Fig. 1:)

D D are two parallel bars, which are connected by the upright planks d to form one of the sides of this part of the press-box, the side opposite being constructed in substantially the same manner.

E E are bars which, connecting the planks 0, form the ends. The end piece, E c, to the right in Fig. 1 of the drawings, but concealed from view by the corner of the press, is connected by stout strap-hinges f f to the front side, D d, the bars D of which are rounded at their forward ends and notched to receive the stirrups or staples g g of the left end piece, E e. Theother ends of the beamsE are tenoned and inserted into mortises in the contiguous i ends of bars D D on the back ofithe press, which 1 mortises should be of a wedge shape and large enough to permit the end beams, E, to swing somedistance outward from the press-box, so as to disengage staples g from the ends of the front beams, D, with which they interlock. The tenoned ends of beams E are retained in their mortises by pivot-bolts h.

F is an upright piece of timber, which is pivoted, by a long bolt, Gr, between frames B O, and is provided wit-l1 a projecting horizontal lever, H. By pulling upon the end of lever H when facing the press, Fig. 1, the timber F will bear against the end piece, E, so as to force its staples 9 over the rounded ends of bars D, 0 and when the lever is in a line parallel with the sides of the press the lock-timber F will be in its locking position and prevent the end against which it bears from becoming disengaged. To open this part of the press to remove the compressed bale (the bands or wires of which are inserted into the interstices between the side planks, d d, resting in coinciding grooves or channels in the platen and bed of the press-box) all that is necessary is to push lever H back, which releases the eccentrically-pivoted lock-timber F from the left end piece, allowing it to swing out and disengage itself from the front side, D cl, which will, in turn, swing open upon its hinges f f, thus allowing the easy removal of the bale.

I shall now proceed to describe the mechanism for operating the platen, which is constructed as follows, reference being had to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings:

I is the platen, which is connected by means of suitable brackets to a beam, K, the ends of which extend beyond the platen, and are adapted to work in the vertical end slots or openings, a, between the upper end pieces, A A. The extremities 7a 7a of the bar or beam K are notched to receive the-long links L, the lower ends of which are pivoted at 1 upon levers M,

the outer ends of which are bifurcated, as shown in Fig. 3, and said levers are in turn pivoted by bolts m to the double-armed links N, the lower ends of the arms of which are pivoted at n in the bed timbers 0. Each of the levers M is provided with a chain, 0, connected to the outer end of said levers, or at the point Z, and each chain passes over its appropriate grooved guide-roller P P, hung between the timbers O 0, one at each end, and around a spirally-grooved drum, Q, to which it is attached.

Keyed rigidly upon each of the windingdr'ums Q is a gearwheel, Q, both of which mesh with a central pinion, It, that is operated by the large wheel 1%, which, in its turn, may either be operated by a crank and suitable machinery or by a rope, S, wound around its grooved periphery.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of this part of my improved press will be readily understood without requiring further explanation.

When turning the large wheel R in the direction of the arrow, the chains are wound upon their respective drums Q, Q, drawing levers M, with their connecting-links L, crossbar K, and platen I, down upon the hay or other material placed in the press to be baled. The hinged levers M, swinging inward, cause a gradually-increased leverage as the resistance to be overcome increases, inducing a more direct or vertical pull of the links L upon bar K as the compressing process proceeds. After this is finished and the bale tied by its hoops or wires, it is discharged from the lower part of the press in the manner already described.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a baling-press, the press-box composed of sides D d and ends E 0, one of said ends connected to the sides by strap-hinges f, and the opposite end connected detachably to the sides by bolts h, inserted through the tenoned ends of beams E E, working in mortises in the beams D D of one side, and by stirrups or staples g slipping over the projecting ends of the bars D D of the opposite side, in combination with the vertical pivoted lock-beam F, as set forth.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of the notched platen-bar K, links L, bifurcated levers M, having bolts 1 on, double links N, chains 0, guide-pulleys P, drums Q, and mechanism for rotating said drums in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN W. HERRING.

Witnesses HARLEN O. VANDERHOEF, FRANK VANDERHOEF. 

